Neurodegenerative disorders are disorders characterised by progressive neuronal cell death. Examples in humans include (but are not limited to):
Progressive forms of dementia
Which include (but are not limited to):
AIDS dementia complex [which is caused, usually, by an uncontrolled HIV infection]
Alzheimer's disease (AD)
- Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB)
- Vascular dementia
Huntington's disease
Motor Neuron Diseases
Which include (but are not limited to):
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS; Lou Gehrig's disease)
- Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS)
- Progressive muscular atrophy (PMA)
- Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
- Spinobular muscular atrophy (SBMA; Kennedy's disease)
Multiple Sclerosis
- Parkinson's disease
Prion diseases
Which include (but are not limited to):
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)
- Fatal familial insomnia (FFI)
- Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome (GSSS)
- Kuru
